The Orton Effect - dreamy photo effect in CSS and React
Implement the Orton Effect in CSS and React. The Orton Effect creates a surreal, dreamy image effect, named after photographer Michael Orton.
Read more →#design: 26 posts tagged
Chase your interests to build something useful
10-17-2023
Explore the power of hyperfixation on the internet, from tech enthusiasts diving deep into topics to engineers creating innovative solutions. Discover how curiosity can lead to expertise and groundbreaking tools.
Continuous self improvement and the morning ritual
08-15-2023
Reflecting on my morning ritual, journaling for clarity, and podcasts for your morning walk
Two truths and a lie: what Meta got right with the Threads launch
07-11-2023
Meta's new app, Threads, is a Twitter clone that launched last week. It's not perfect, but it's a great example of a product launch that went extremely well.
Maximize user retention: the cognitive science approach...
07-04-2023
Understand how multitasking affects your customers' memory, and improve your product design and engagement with cognitive psychology and the Zeigarnik effect.
Intellectual humility: how to be wrong productively
06-13-2023
How to use being wrong to improve UX and product design. Learn how to embrace mistakes and create better products for your users.
Your portfolio is a timeline of your growth
05-16-2023
At some point in your life, you will look back on the work you did when you were just getting started with a new skill, and see everything you did wrong. Let's talk about how to channel that feeling for good
Why Liquid Death's branding is murderously effective
03-07-2023
Discover the science behind naming and branding, and how the Bouba/Kiki effect can help you create a brand identity that resonates with your audience.
The math behind why cafes should have round tables
02-21-2023
Though we don't often think of it this way, the objects and buildings around us are the result of a series of design decisions.
The finicky nature of color in product design
02-14-2023
Choosing colors for your product can be a difficult task. There are cultural, historical, contextual, and even physiological factors that can influence how we perceive color.
Perception and unexpected tricks of the mind
01-31-2023
Explore the fascinating world of perception and cognition in the Tiny Improvements newsletter. Uncover the unexpected tricks of our minds and learn how to make tiny improvements in our cognitive abilities.
These are the books that shaped my career
01-17-2023
A sampling of books that have had a fundamental impact on my career as a designer, developer and startup founder.
5 Design rules everyone should know
10-11-2022
For most of my life, I would not have described myself as a creative person. As it works out, nobody is inherently creative. It's all about following rules.
The way we talk about our things
09-20-2022
This we we talk about intentional use of language and how it can affect subconscious behavior.
The third place - the secret to a happy life for remote workers
The Third Place is thought of as a space different from home (the first place) and work (the second place), where people can socialize and find community.
Read more →Hey, influencers: be careful with ChatGPT
Powerful AI tools like ChatGPT make it super easy to generate inaccurate and dangerous and inaccurate content. Relying heavily on AI to write can be messy.
Read more →Don't center align paragraph text
Stop using centered text. It's bad for usability, accessibility, and eye scanning -- and nobody anywhere wants to read like that.
Read more →Has it been four years already?
01-19-2021
MLK, presidential inauguration, time illusions, new features in Gatsby, and designing for musicians.
On seasonal change, open source, and carbon offsets
12-08-2020
Cognitive science and the framing effect, Open Source software and Working in Public, language learning, creating online courses, and reforestation.
CSS talk: you should really know about the ch unit
This is an article about CSS and usability. The ch unit in CSS was a revelation for me, and I promise that if you don't know about it already, you're gonna love it.
Read more →Egg them all: a fundraiser for New Zealand
Get yourself some of these eggtastic stickers - gun violence is intolerable, and we need sensible gun reform. 100% of proceeds go to charity!
Read more →Matter - a whole thing about design
From a talk I gave at my then-home-base Hygge Coworking at a community event. The thesis: we're all designers, and you should give a damn about the things you put into the world.
Slides are available on slideshare.
Stop speaking into the top of your Blue Yeti Microphone
No, really, it doesn't work that way. It will sound loads better if you stop talking into the top of your Blue Yeti mic. It's an easy mistake to make.
Read more →Design Matters, Hygge Zero day
These are slides from an empassioned talk I gave about design during a community event called Zero Day at Hygge Coworking in Charlotte, NC, USA.
The thesis: good design is important, and you should be paying attention to good-and-bad design in the world around you. Contributing to making the world better for everyone is everyone's job.
Slides are available on SlideShare
Your App is Ugly
A rehash of a talk on the basics of design and aesthetics, covering color theory, swiss design, and some of the historical roots of modern design.
Authored with Andrew Miller, Jeremy Osborn, and Leah Cunningham
Slides are available on SlideShare
Designing Windows 8.1 apps, from the ground up
This is a talk I gave at Blend Conf in Charlotte, NC USA in 2013, when I was working for Microsoft as a UX Designer. If you're interested in learning how to design apps for a version of Windows that came out in 2012, this is your day!
Slides are available on Slideshare